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Practical advice on getting found online: guides on web design, local SEO and turning a website into enquiries, from the sites we build and run for Irish businesses.

SEO

How long does SEO take for a trade business in Ireland?

The stages SEO goes through for a trade business, what we do and read in each, what makes it faster or slower, and what the monthly report shows along the way.

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Custom AI

What an AI agency in Dublin actually does for a small business

The five jobs a good AI agency does and the order it should do them in, what gets built for a trade or service business, what it should cost to find out, and six questions that tell a builder from a reseller.

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Websites

Pay monthly website or one-off build: what a trade business should choose

What each route costs over the life of a site, who owns it when the payments stop, what a monthly fee is really buying, and six questions to ask before you sign either agreement.

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SEO

SEO for builders and contractors in Ireland: how the work comes in

The three searches a building customer makes before they ring, the page each one needs, what contractor SEO should include, and how to judge it by enquiries rather than rankings.

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Custom AI

AI agents or chatbots: which does your Irish business need?

A chatbot answers questions at your front door; an agent does the work behind it. The plain difference, which one fits where you lose time, and how to choose by the hours it gives back.

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Custom AI

Bespoke AI or an off-the-shelf tool: a guide for Irish businesses

What each option really is, when a ready-made subscription is enough, when a custom build pays for itself, and how to choose by the hours it gives back rather than how advanced it sounds.

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Custom AI

Meet inflow: one inbox for your customer enquiries

The tool we built for service businesses: one inbox for every enquiry, replies drafted in your own voice, and quotes you can send and get paid on in the thread. Now in early access.

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Marketing

SEO or Google Ads for a service business in Ireland

Which is worth your money: the difference in cost, speed and value, which one suits where your business is now, and why most owners are better off running both in the right order.

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Marketing

How plumbers in Ireland get more work from Google

Where plumbers actually get work online, how emergency and planned jobs are found differently, whether to back the Business Profile, local SEO or Google Ads, and how to judge the spend.

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Marketing

Marketing for electricians in Ireland: win more work from Google

Where an electrician's work comes from online, the jobs worth chasing, what the Safe Electric registration does for you, and how to judge the spend by booked jobs.

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SEO

How much does SEO cost in Ireland?

The real monthly price bands in Ireland, what each one buys, how long results take, and why SEO is judged by the enquiries it brings in.

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Websites

How much should a small business spend on a website in Ireland?

Real build and running costs for Irish small businesses, what drives the number, the Trading Online Voucher, and how to budget by the work it wins.

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Websites

Why your website gets visits but no enquiries

How to tell a traffic problem from a conversion problem, the three things that quietly cost you the call, and what to fix first.

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Websites

Website maintenance costs in Ireland: what you should pay

What each monthly price band actually buys, how to tell bare upkeep from a plan that grows enquiries, and how the work should be billed.

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SEO

Local SEO in Ireland: what actually moves rankings

The three things Google weighs, why your Google Business Profile and reviews do most of the work, and where your website earns its keep.

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Websites

How much does a website cost in Ireland?

What drives web design prices, the ongoing costs people forget, and how to compare quotes properly before you sign anything.

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